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It's nearly 100% all in your head imo. If you're stressing out on the day, you won't get anywhere, regardless of how many hours you spent on practice exams etc. I know it's hard sitting there with 110 questions to do, and knowing that your whole entire career depends on it. But if you dwell on that in the exam, your concentration will go out the window. Yep I'm in college atm!
So what mindset should we be taking into the exam? And how should we minimise stress on the day?
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So what mindset should we be taking into the exam? And how should we minimise stress on the day?
Look, to be completely honest, I don't always exactly practise what I preach. I get easily stressed. Last year, I panicked. I was fairly young at the time and wan't prepared for the exam in general. When I came to the exam centre, I kind of got a shock to see the hundreds and hundreds of other students there, I mean it was paaaacked! Literally all through the exam I kept thinking, what are the chances? Looking around me and knowing that only 1 in 10 of us were going to make it. I just convinced myself that I wasn't going to be one of them...yeah, I'm as negative a person as you'll ever meet. This year I'm taking a different approach: Like, why not me? I've worked as hard as anyone else here. I'm not going to let everyone and everything else intimidate me. You need to always always always believe in yourself! If you don't, who will? You need to believe (not just think) that you can do this. Even if you feel awful on Saturday, keep smiling! Like during the exam, actually smile to yourself! You'll feel more comfortable and optimistic! Nothing worse that sitting there and thinking you're not adequate enough. If you're going for med, you obviously know you have the ability to get the points, and so you have just as good a chance as everyone else there.0 -
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Nope, anyone?
I was in Trinity when I sat the exam last year, I found it grand as a venue during the exam. It was really packed prior to the exam, so just allow yourself a bit of time to find the right section for you and all that jazz. Best of luck on the day
Don't freak out over S3, if you get stuck eliminate the answers that you know are 100% wrong. Then you will end up with two or three options. Even if you can't get any further than that, guessing between two gives you much better odds than guessing between four or five.0 -
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EternalGeek wrote: »I was in Trinity when I sat the exam last year, I found it grand as a venue during the exam. It was really packed prior to the exam, so just allow yourself a bit of time to find the right section for you and all that jazz. Best of luck on the day
Don't freak out over S3, if you get stuck eliminate the answers that you know are 100% wrong. Then you will end up with two or three options. Even if you can't get any further than that, guessing between two gives you much better odds than guessing between four or five.
Thanks, is it like packed between us during the exam? Can we just take the seat we want? Is it possible to go to the bathroom during the test (I have a bowell disease)0 -
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My second time SuperSayian, was out of the running after interview stages last year
Best of luck.
Andersio, I didn't feel that it was so packed that you can't move.Seats are assigned and yes you can go to the toilet but I think you have to put your hand up and wait for them to come to you (I THINK! I was too focused on the exam to pay much attention)0 -
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S1:20 S2:25 S3:29
I wasn't completely happy with the exam at all. Particularly with the mistakes throughout. One of the questions in section three wasn't doable because of it. I think my score is ok though, considering I felt horribly sick sitting the exam.
I think thats a very good score. Hopefully you are not sick during the exam. Personally i always find that mocks are harder than the real thing and they are never written by the people that write the exam! My mock exam had horribly written questions for S1 Q1-5 but overall it was a good run... Im not sure if your exam was the same as mine because it seems you were asked a different number of questions.... Anyway for me i got S1: 30/49 S2: 21/35 S3: 18/29... But i kind of messed up a few questions when i was filling thwm into the answer booklet.. Hopefully we'll do better in the real exam 0 -
Ericaosull wrote: »I think thats a very good score. Hopefully you are not sick during the exam. Personally i always find that mocks are harder than the real thing and they are never written by the people that write the exam! My mock exam had horribly written questions for S1 Q1-5 but overall it was a good run... Im not sure if your exam was the same as mine because it seems you were asked a different number of questions.... Anyway for me i got S1: 30/49 S2: 21/35 S3: 18/29... But i kind of messed up a few questions when i was filling thwm into the answer booklet.. Hopefully we'll do better in the real exam
Did you do career service mock or me?0 -
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it was really good but there were a few errors in the way the first few q's were written of Sec1 
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